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Every kid worries about making friends at a new school, but when nine-year-old Bud accidentally catches the wrong bus and finds himself launched into deep space, new friends are the least of his problems! At Cosmos Academy, Bud learns that Earthlings are the most feared creatures in the galaxy, and even Earth's location has been hidden! With the help of his new friend, Gort, Bud goes undercover as a Tenarian exchange student. Unfortunately that means everyone thinks he's a pro at anti-gravity Zero-Ball (even though he's really only a pro at watching sports). And with paranoid Principal Lepton threat ening to expel any Earthlings (into outer space) and only Gort's hacked Blip computer to help them determine Earth's co-ordinates, will Bud ever find his way home?

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Mark Fearing is an award-winning illustrator, cartoonist and animator. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, daughter, two dogs, and a cat.

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EARTHLING! After catching the wrong bus, young Bud finds himself at a school that's out of this world—literally.On what is to be his first day at his new school, Bud accidentally finds himself on a spaceship school bus on the way to the Cosmos Academy, where Earthlings are the most feared creatures in the galaxy. He is quickly befriended by lovable green alien computer geek Gort McGortGort. At the Academy

Review: Earthling! This book got my 3rd grader off and running as a reader! It held no interest for me but he LOVED it!So, I do too.

Valissa

Review: Earthling! This was adorable and perfectly paced for the 7-9 year old crowd. I thought my kid would enjoy it, but I found myself finishing the book after putting her to bed!

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EARTHLING! After catching the wrong bus, young Bud finds himself at a school that's out of this world—literally.On what is to be his first day at his new school, Bud accidentally finds himself on a spaceship school bus on the way to the Cosmos Academy, where Earthlings are the most feared creatures in the galaxy. He is quickly befriended by lovable green alien computer geek Gort McGortGort. At the Academy

Review: Earthling! I don't know what I was expecting but I was very surprised to like it as much as I do. This will be a perfect recommendation for boys who want a good adventure story with plenty of heart and plenty of humor!

Review: Earthling! I loved this. Not only is it much-needed early middle-grade scifi, but it's really good! And it has substance too--good family dynamics; lots of sticky school social situations; a confusingly awesome alien school sport. Looking forward to more from Fearing.

Review: Earthling! When Bud's father moves the family to New Mexico for his new job at an outpost responsible for searching for signs of extraterrestrial communication, Bud is anxious about the first day of school as ...

Review: Earthling! Bud is nervous about starting at his new school and running late on the first day isn't helping ease his fears at all. Lucky for him, the bus rolls up right after he gets to the bus stop. It doesn't ...

Review: Earthling! Bud is not happy that he has to move with his scientist father out into the desert, but he doesn't have much time to worry about it. The first time he tries to catch the school bus, he is instead ...

Review: Earthling! This one reads a little closer to comic book than graphic novel, and I kind of like this retro feel, bringing older readers (like me) back to this feeling of prose in panels that gave way to the ...

Review: Earthling! Yay, Earthling! I'm always looking for a steady stream of elementary/middle school graphic novels. Let's just say, I was a bit parched recently until I came across this book by Mark Fearing. The ...

Review: Earthling! So Bud misses the bus to school, but a bus just happens to come and he jumps on hit. Unfortunately, the bus takes him to a school in OUTER SPACE! At this school Earthlings are hated and feared so Bud ...

Review: Earthling! "There is only one planet so vile it has been designated off-limits by the Illithian Decrees, so untrustworthy it was never invited to join the Galactic Alliance, and so dangerous no ship dare get too ...

Review: Earthling! Earthling was "awesome", according to my 10-year-old, and I'd have to agree. This graphic novel tells the story of average kid Bud, who moves to New Mexico with his dad and, on his first day of school ...

Review: Earthling! When Bud moves out to the New Mexico desert with his scientist father, he feels like he is moving to the middle of nowhere. No friends, nothing ordinary, and most of all, a new school he has to attend ...

Review: Earthling! Review originally posted on the Lemon-Squash Book Club When Bud catches the wrong school bus, he finds himself not heading down the road to his first day at his new elementary school, but hurtling ...

Review: Earthling! Bud's first day at his new school is out-of-this-world! Literally. He got on the wrong bus and ended up at Cosmos Academy: "the best in the galaxy!" To make matters worse, the school is run by an ...

Review: Earthling! This is a great graphic novel, with a fun, fast-moving story, plenty of memorable characters, and plenty of adventure. The full-color illustrations are engaging and entertaining and will certainly ...

Review: Earthling! I thought this was an original, innovative story, in which the person from Earth was the feared invader. It is told in a graphic novel format, and tells the story of Bud, a boy from Earth who ends up ...

Review: Earthling! This was a fun book for me to read as an adult. I can only imagine what it is like for a kid in the 4th, 5th, or 6th grade. That is who I think it would be best suited for. Even if I did not want to ...

LibraryThing Review A fun graphic novel about a boy who accidentally gets on the wrong schoolbus and ends up at a school in outer space--where humans are feared as the most dangerous aliens out there. He teams up

Review: Earthling! Written AND Illustrated by Mark Fearing 248 pages – ages 8+ Published by Chronicle Books on June 20, 2012 Bud got on the wrong bus. Not a big deal right? Right. That is, if that bus doesn't go into ...

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